Township government · Washtenaw County, MI

Dexter Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dexter Township took in $2.9 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes75%State tax money22%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services0.8%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Dexter Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes75%

Property tax
75%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money22%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
22%$634 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$62 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Sent to other local governments35%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Roads, transit and parking2.0%

What stands out

35%

of Dexter Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$972 thousand
  • Police$490 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
35%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$819 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$328 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$303 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$269 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dexter Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Dexter Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.